§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Employment how much has been spent by his Department on advertising in national newspapers in each of the past five years; and if he will provide a breakdown by newspaper titles.
§ Mr. Cope[holding answer 3 November 1987]: Total expenditure, including production costs by my Department on all newspaper advertising in each of the past five years is set out in the table.
Figures for national newspaper advertising are not separately available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The information regarding expenditure with individual newspapers is commercially confidential and cannot be given in the form requested.
Department of Employment £ 1982–83 356,730 1983–84 497,437 1984–85 7,567 1985–86 55,255 1986–87 3,000,000